Catocala patala

Catocala patala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catocala
Species: C. patala
Binomial name
Catocala patala
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Catocala volcanica Butler, 1877

Catocala patala is a moth in the Erebidae family. It is found in northern India, China, Korea and Japan[2] (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima).[3]

The hindwings are yellow, heavily marked with a black band near the margin and an inner black band forming an U-shape.[4]

References

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